A Subaltern in Macedonia and Judæ, 1916 -17
London: The Mitre Press, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 183 pp. Blue covered boards with gold lettering on spine with original dj depicting b/w facsimile photograph of a woman praying at the Wailing Wall, (western Wall) in Jerusalem. Illustrated with 9 b/w facsimile photographs and 3 maps, the first of Salonika and Struma Front, 1917, the second of South Judæ and the final of North Judæ. Books is the personal account of a young officer from the 1st Leinsters, (Irish Military,) stationed in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Yellowing and age wear to dj. Bottom inch of dj missing, chipping to top of dj. Bumping to head and foot of spine, minor yellowing to pages due to age, dj is in good, book is in very good condition. vg. Item #19426
"This book is not intended to be a chronicle of military exactitudes; it was written in moments of leisure in 1922, when I was stationed in the Perisan Gulf, at Muscat, and is primarily a narrative of impressions and reminiscences from the point of view of a regimental officer." (statement by author on page before table of contents.) "As the author frankly states in his prefatory note, this book . . . is a record of the personal experiences of a young officer in Macedonia and Judæ in the anxious years of 1916-17." (from foreword).
Price: $350.00